Prosecutors say accused human smugglers put profit over human life, leading to Indian family's freezing deaths
India and their two young children across the U.S.-Canada border in heavy snow and bone-chilling winds, leading to the family freezing to death​, prosecutors said Monday.
Trial begins in human smuggling case after freezing deaths of Indian family near Pembina border crossing
Two men put financial profit over human life when they attempted to smuggle a couple from India and their two young children across the U.S.-Canada border in heavy snow and bone-chilling winds, leading to the family freezing to death,
Trial Begins in Human Smuggling Case of Family Who Froze to Death at Border
Two men are set to stand trial almost three years after an Indian family of four froze to death attempting to cross the Canadian-U.S. border.
Attorney for one man charged in migrant family’s death on Canada-Minnesota border says he was duped
Shand and Patel were indicted in Minnesota for conspiracy to transport and bring unauthorized immigrants to the U.S., causing serious bodily injury and placing lives in jeopardy and attempted transportation and aiding and abetting transportation of aliens for commercial advantage and private financial gain.
Jury seated in human smuggling case involving deaths of Indian family at Canada-US border
Prosecutors say Indian national Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel, 29, ran part of the scheme and recruited Steve Shand, 50, of Florida, to shuttle migrants across the border. Both men have pleaded not guilty in federal court in Minnesota. They’re standing trial ...
Human smuggling trial of Florida men begins after Indian family's freezing death near Canada border
Nearly three years after a couple from India and their two young children froze to death while trying to cross the border from Canada into the U.S., two Central Florida men will face trial on human smuggling charges,
Trial Begins of Smuggling Network Accused of Letting Migrants Freeze to Death at U.S.-Canada Border
The trial of two men accused of orchestrating a smuggling operation that ended up with an Indian family freezing to death in a blizzard while attempting to cross the U.S.-Canada border is set to begin in Minnesota.
An Indian family froze to death crossing the Canada-US border, a perilous trip becoming more common
Trial starts Monday for two men accused of helping illegally smuggle Indian nationals across the U.S.-Canada border, including people who froze to death.
Federal trial begins in case related to family from India that died at Canada-U.S. border
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. — A jury has been selected in a high-profile federal trial this week accusing two men of running a human smuggling operation at the U.S.-Canada border, where Manitoba, North Dakota and Minnesota meet.
Prosecutors say 2 men prioritized money over human life leading to deaths of Indian family
Federal prosecutors say two men put financial profit over human life when they attempted to smuggle a couple from India and their two young children across the U.S.-Canada border in heavy snow, leadin
Trial to Begin in Human Smuggling Case After Freezing Deaths of Indian Family at Canada-US Border
Federal prosecutors plan to argue at a Minnesota trial that two men were part of a criminal network stretching from India to Canada that smuggled families seeking better lives in the United States
Survivor of deadly trip across Canada-US border expected to testify in human smuggling trial
An Indian migrant who survived a deadly trek across the Canada-U.S. border in blizzard conditions is expected to testify ...
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Photos of Indian family who froze to death crossing U.S.-Canadian border at issue in human smuggling trial
Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Two men, Harshkumar Patel and Steve Shand, face numerous ...
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Opening statements delivered in federal human smuggling trial in northern Minnesota
The family froze to death in a snowstorm in January 2022 after getting separated from a larger group trying to cross ...
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Jury Selection Began For Human Smuggling Case
and undated photo released by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shows Steve Shand. (AP Photo) FERGUS FALLS, ...